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50 Pa'anga
| Issuer | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 50 Paʻanga |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King Tupou VI at right, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The national emblem of Tonga appears at lower right, with the denomination and issuing authority inscriptions in both English and Tongan. |
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| Reverse lettering | NATIONAL RESERVE BANK OF TONGA $50 PA'ANGA E NIMANGOFULU THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER IN TONGA |
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Tonga's transition to hybrid substrate notes — a polymer-paper composite rather than full polymer — reflects a practical compromise for small island economies where humidity and handling conditions degrade pure cotton-paper notes quickly but full polymer conversion carries higher unit costs. De La Rue's hybrid product attempts to split that difference, offering improved durability without the wholesale infrastructure changes that accompany a full polymer rollout.
The W prefix in the Pick reference denotes the World Banknote catalogue's hybrid and polymer series — a classification distinction, not a separate issuing event.